Some questions about Drones, Device Ratings, Arsenal info, etc. Options Track this topic Email this topic Print this topic Download this topic Subscribe to this forum Display Modes Outline Switch to: Standard Switch to: Linear+

[milk ducks]

A character I'm currently building will be using a GM-Nissan Doberman perimeter-patrol crawler, and maybe I'm missing something, but its stats just aren't matching up with the information I'm seeing. Maybe you guys can help? As I understand it, the Doberman (being equipped with a weapon mount) is considered a Security class vehicle, and has a Device Rating of 4. This means that his Matrix Attributes (Response, Signal, Firewall, and Pilot) should all be equal to that rating, right? The listed Pilot rating for the Doberman in the Street Gear section is 3 (in both SR4core and SR4-20th); is that an oversight, or is it meant to be 3 because of some special circumstance that I'm missing?

Also, the Arsenal supplement says that the Doberman comes standard-equipped with Walker Mode, which, on top of halving overall speed, also increases the vehicle's Handling by 1. But, again, both SR4 books list the Doberman's handling as 0; is this an oversight, or is it meant to be 0 because of some innate handling penalty on medium-sized drones that I'm not seeing?

-milk.